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{{Short description|Canadian politician}} |
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{{hatnote|For other people with the same name, see [[Charles Perry (disambiguation)]].}} |
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| name=Charles Perry |
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| birth_date={{birth date|df=yes|1818|12|7}} |
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| birth_place=[[Cobourg, Ontario|Cobourg, Upper Canada]] |
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| death_date={{death date and age|1876|7|7|1818|12|7|df=yes}} |
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| death_place=[[Peterborough, Ontario]] |
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| riding=[[Peterborough West]] |
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| party=[[Conservative Party of Canada (historical)|Conservative]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Charles Perry''' (7 December 1818 – 7 July 1876) was a Canadian businessman and political figure. He was a [[Conservative Party of Canada (historical)|Conservative]] member of the [[1st Canadian Parliament]] representing [[Peterborough West]].<ref name="parl">{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=4707|2=Charles Perry|nolist=yes}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | He was born in [[Cobourg, Ontario|Cobourg]],<ref name="parl"/> the son of [[Ebenezer Perry]]. He entered the timber trade, purchasing land in the [[Peterborough, Ontario|Peterborough]] area<ref name="johnson">{{cite book |title=The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 |last=Johnson |first=J.K. |year=1968 |publisher=Public Archives of Canada}}</ref> and building a large [[sawmill]] on the current site of [[Trent University]] in 1854.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trentu.ca/natureareas/cultural.php |title=Nature Areas |publisher=[[Trent University]] |accessdate=2009-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608073355/http://www.trentu.ca/natureareas/cultural.php |archive-date=2011-06-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Perry served as mayor of Peterborough in 1853 and from 1861 to 1865. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada in a by-election held in 1864. Perry was a customs collector at Peterborough from 1873 to 1876 and died in Peterborough in the latter year.<ref name="johnson"/> |
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[[Image:CharlesPerry23.jpg|thumb|right|Charles Perry <br> Source: Library and Archives Canada]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Charles Perry''' ( |
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| ⚫ | He was born in [[Cobourg, Ontario|Cobourg]],<ref name="parl"/> the son of [[Ebenezer Perry]]. He entered the timber trade, purchasing land in the [[Peterborough, Ontario|Peterborough]] area<ref name="johnson">{{cite book |title=The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 |last=Johnson |first=J.K. |year=1968 |publisher=Public Archives of Canada}}</ref> and building a large [[sawmill]] on the current site of [[Trent University]] in 1854.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trentu.ca/natureareas/cultural.php |title=Nature Areas |publisher=[[Trent University]] |accessdate=2009-09-16}}</ref> Perry served as mayor of Peterborough in 1853 and from 1861 to 1865. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada in a by-election held in 1864. Perry was a customs collector at Peterborough from 1873 to 1876 and died in Peterborough in the latter year.<ref name="johnson"/> |
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[[Category:People from Cobourg]] |
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[[Category:1818 births]] |
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[[Category:19th-century mayors of places in Ontario]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:59, 8 October 2024
Charles Perry | |
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| Member of Parliament for Peterborough West | |
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| Born | 7 December 1818 Cobourg, Upper Canada |
| Died | 7 July 1876 (aged 57) Peterborough, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
Charles Perry (7 December 1818 – 7 July 1876) was a Canadian businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the 1st Canadian Parliament representing Peterborough West.[1]
He was born in Cobourg,[1] the son of Ebenezer Perry. He entered the timber trade, purchasing land in the Peterborough area[2] and building a large sawmill on the current site of Trent University in 1854.[3] Perry served as mayor of Peterborough in 1853 and from 1861 to 1865. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada in a by-election held in 1864. Perry was a customs collector at Peterborough from 1873 to 1876 and died in Peterborough in the latter year.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Charles Perry – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ "Nature Areas". Trent University. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
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